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092.rjb1

Tridopsis tridentata, Eastern North America. Both genus and species names refer to the three barriers ("teeth') in the shell aperture (not visible here). These barriers keep potential predators out of the shell when the snail is retracted.

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Identification: Triodopsis tridentata
Contributors: John B. Burch, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
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Subjects: Subject Live Animal; Type Photo; Life Stages and Gender adult/sexually mature

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